Sebastião Barros Vale

Sebastião Barros Vale is a Legal Officer at the Policy & Consultation Unit of the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS). Previously he was Senior Counsel at the Future of Privacy Forum think tank, privacy specialist at Johnson & Johnson and an ICT lawyer at the Communications & Digital practice area of Vieira de Almeida e Associados (VdA).

Barros Vale has published various reports and academic papers in the field of privacy and data protection, notably in the context of online price personalisation and digital payments services. An article he co-wrote on automated decision-making case law under the GDPR was awarded the Stefano Rodotá award from the Council of Europe in June 2023. At the EDPS he has been focusing on the interplay between data protection law and the new EU Digital Rulebook, such as the DSA, the DMA, and the AI Act. He has been advocating for fostering cross-regulatory cooperation to ensure that the growing EU digital framework is applied in a consistent manner, while keeping fundamental rights at the centre.